The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, Ravenna

The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, 425 C.E., Ravenna, Italy Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

[TheImparter]

Come for the history, stay for the ASMR.

[RhangDao]

World's most artistic ASMR video.

[Simonjose]

3:36 WOW! This detail is stunning! The amount of colors and the three dimensional illusion it creates is absolutely fantastic! Incredible! 🤯

[dayros]

I visited Ravenna a few years ago, if you travel to Italy is really worth a visit, there are incredible roman mosaics, the mausoleum of Teodoric, a barbarian king of Italy, the tomb of the famous poet Dante, and city centre is really nice. Not to mention that it’s at the heart of a region that is famous for it’s good food even in Italy.

[maple]

So sumptuously beautiful, I enjoyed very much your thoughtful, almost whispered narration, superbly done.

[JaneESeymour]

Upon listening to and viewing this mini-seminar, I'm packing my bags and heading to the Mausoleum of Galla Placidia. Ciao and the most adorable video.

[ericagos]

This is probably my favourite example of late Roman/Byzantine mosaic. Partly because its perfectly preserved, which is so rare, but also because of the secular designs. It gives an idea of what the interior of the palaces of Constantinople would have looked like. The colour and variety is absolutely stunning. This is just a modest building in a provincial city, even if it was built as an imperial mausoleum. Imagine what the palaces and chapels in the capital of Constantinople would have looked like, before the fourth crusade and ultimately, the Ottoman conquest.

[alecblunden]

The Roman Empire lasted until 1453, ruled from its capital at Constantinople. It was only the the less important bit in the West fell in 476 and, just because the West wants to suggest it was the Roman Empire does NOT make it true. As to Rome, it was an undistinguished provincial city which ceased to be capital of the Empire in 276 when Diocletian moved it to Mediolanum - modern Milan. The capital moved from Mediolanum to Ravenna in 402.

[jonjrosen]

I am passing my final because of you guys

[michaeldirosa]

it is one of the most enchanting and memorable spaces i've ever been in. the atmosphere created by the alabaster windows makes it otherworldly. i remember reading they were a gift in the modern era- do you know any more about them?

[AutumnHillFarm]

Outstanding, both in content and execution. The narration is so pleasant to listen to, and so very informative.

[margospheres]

Thank you for this video, I can't wait to visit some day. 🌌

[BenxmannMBC]

I was there when I was 9 or 10 and I was absolutely stunned ...

[connorady]

tysm to the editors who added the echo to their voices, it feels like I'm actually thereee

[Sasha]

I certainly don't think of Ravenna - when I think of Rome or otherwise.
Love to hear about a powerful woman, though. It's no wonder she was honored this way.
"...outside it really doesn't look like much, but inside it's fabulous." This building is my spirit animal, lol. 😂😭
Once again I am thwarted by the detailed views of the mosaics. I can't imagine how ethereal they were in flickering candlelight...😍
A bit random, but i love the way the sheep surrounding Christ were stylistically rendered here. I'm not use to seeing their wool geometrically designed that way.

[diggy]

I love these, ... yet I REALLY wish the volume was louder. It's SO hard to hear them. And it's like they are whispering. Even with all the audio turned up, I can't hear them! LOL
But so cool all the same!

[lorisuprifranz]

As a Ravennate (person of Ravenna) I was always though that 5:40 that saint is meant to be San Lorenzo (aka Saint Lawrence). In his legend he was the treasourer of his Christian community and was ordered by the romans to give up his community's riches. He instead brought the gospels to the romans, arguing that in those lied all of christianity's wealth. For that he was executed by being slowly grilled over the fire. During the grilling his alleged miracle happened: as many others saints he felt no pain during his martyrdom and he supposedly said something like "I am cooked on this side, now turn me the other way and I'll be perfect to eat"

[mosaicartnow]

Wonderful videos.  Great info entertainingly presented. I've shared this and the one on San Vitale on MAN TV.

[lebarosky]

Thank you for the wonderful mini-lecture. I'd like to point out that the rocks to Christ's left in the last lunette discussed seem to be producing a fountain or spring of water.

[christieemerson]

HOLY MOSIAC. I would never be able to do that because I don't have the patience to do it.